Dutch neobank Bunq, Europe’s second-largest digital bank, is gearing up to expand across the Atlantic. The fintech company has filed for a broker-dealer licence with US regulators, completing the first phase of…
Month: April 2025
LinkedIn’s AI action figure fad is ‘obviously unsustainable,’ warns UK tech mogul
If you’ve been scrolling social media over the past week, you may have noticed miniature action figure versions of friends, family, or colleagues neatly wrapped in a blister pack. These plastic-fantastic portraits…
How the McMurtry Spéirling defied gravity to become the first car to drive upside down
Motorheads have long theorised that the extreme downforce generated by high-performance cars could one day let them drive upside down. Now, British carmaker McMurtry has turned that wild idea into a reality…
Quantum utility is at most 10 years away, industry experts believe
Quantum professionals around the world overwhelmingly agree that quantum utility will arrive within the next decade, according to a new survey by Economist Impact. Quantum utility refers to the point at which quantum…
TECH5: DACH’s 5 top scaleups enter ‘Champions League of Technology’
Five fast-rising scaleups from the DACH region have qualified for TECH5 — the “Champions League of Technology.” The DACH entrants fought off off stiff competition to reach the finals, which will crown the…
Former ASML CEO: Deep tech will ‘make the impossible possible’
After steering Dutch chip giant ASML to become Europe’s most valuable tech firm, Peter Wennink is now focused on the next frontiers of deep tech. Wennink has already been involved in numerous…
Return of the dire wolf? More like a Colossal case of conservation-washing
US biotech startup Colossal Biosciences has resurrected the dire wolf — or at least that’s what the company would like you to believe. Social media is abuzz with viral videos, memes, and…
An answer to AI’s energy addiction? More AI, says the IEA
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has published its first major report on the AI gold rush’s impact on global energy consumption — and its findings paint a worrying, and perhaps contradictory, picture. …
Defence tech startup ARX Robotics targets 1,800 autonomous land drones a year at new UK plant
German startup ARX Robotics has announced plans to invest £45mn into a new UK facility, where it will build autonomous battlefield robots for deployment in war zones around the world. Located at an…
Spotify CEO’s Neko Health opens its biggest body-scanning clinic yet
Body-scanning startup Neko Health has opened its largest clinic yet, continuing its expansion in London — just six months after launching its first site in the city. The futuristic new facility expands…